Clearly, Giancarlo Stanton’s ears were burning yesterday from the lack of love offered up by SU. Two home runs and a double were impressive although SU did predict he would have better success going up against a soft tosser like Kuchel who is left-handed. Today will be a good test with McCullers who has a wicked curve ball. SU is not ready to say he has turned the corner. One game.
Severino is showing that he is a stud ace. There can be no doubt. Still throwing 100 mph in the 9th inning. With Montgomery now out 6-8 weeks, he needs to be the man. SU checked the Scranton team’s stats to see how Brandon Drury is doing. He is batting .348 but with no power and has made 3 errors in 7 games. Hmmm. Clint Frazier is now there and hit a home run and had a walk-off hit yesterday. Greg Bird will return later this month.
SU says is it time to move Brett Gardner? He is 35 years old now. He is steady – you know what you get – and is a very good outfielder. But SU says the Yankees should not just trade away Frazier without giving him a really good look. OK, he does run into walls but that can be corrected. Hicks had a good 2017 – switch hitter and has a great arm. SU would keep him. Brian Cashman is going to have an interesting few weeks. Get rid of Walker and teach Drury to play first base. Gardner may actually be a 5/10 player now and have veto power over a trade – not sure.
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You can’t tell me that all the pitchers in the NL were soft throwers giving the MVP to Stanton. Maybe, just maybe he is simply a slow starter. Many others have gone the path that he is currently on. Its May now and possibly he is waking up. We will see.
The need for another starting pitcher is now so obvious that I’m hoping a deal is in the making soon…. or even in June when some teams might throw up the white flag.
If Bentances continues to heal mentally then for sure our bullpen is one of the best in the game. Is Warren almost ready to come back? I wonder if we can get The Dark Knight? Is he worth the shot with a change of scenery?
Where have all the first basemen gone? Why are the Yankees looking to teach people to play first base? The Yankees! The team that for most of the past three decades sent out first basemen named Mattingly, Martinez and Teixeira. Two of those guys are among the best all time. We can’t expect them to maintain that standard. But is it too much to ask to find someone who has played the position before? It is true that teams can hide their weakest, least athletic defenders at first base. But you still need to know what you’re doing. A good first baseman can make the entire infield better and there are aspects to the position (instincts, footwork) that cannot be picked up during pre-game warmups. I believe Adam Lind is playing in Tampa. He’s clearly not the future for this team. And I honestly have no idea how he plays the field. But he’s been a first baseman in the majors and he hits and throws left handed. There are probably some roster considerations at play here but I can’t understand why he isn’t part of the short term plan.
Some on this blog think the Yankees should go after Harvey. I wouldn’t do it – too much baggage and a prima donna. Don’t need that.
I agree. Just begging for trouble
No thank you. Harvey is a distraction that the Yankees don’t need. He’s a long time and a couple surgeries removed from greatness. It’s fair to consider him a below average pitcher right now. His numbers can be matched by any number of minor league call ups. The upside is that figures things out and returns to stardom. But there’s a catch. If he turns things around, he will become an even bigger distraction. 2 or 3 solid weeks and we’ll start seeing photo spreads again and talk of contract negotiations.This is a guy who can’t be trusted to make it to a game on time or participate in prescribed rehab. The Yankees definitely don’t want the Harvey with the ERA over 5 but I’d argue they don’t really want the Harvey with the ERA under 3 either.
Happy to deliver you Harvey and all his baggage on a silver platter. Walker dollars would be a good offset and Mets could use him as a replacement for Gonzalez with added flexibility. This is a deal that has no downside to the acquiring teams. They are both wasting a current roster spot for their respective teams. The only risk is that a change of scenery helps both players achieve success and their former team looks bad for giving up on them. Harvey of course is a much bigger risk but his upside is also much greater. Let’s spice up New York baseball a little with a cross town trade.